DN5 8RN Doncaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bentley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Doncaster in 2026-27: Band D £2,168 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,445 | £1,686 | £1,927 | £2,168 | £2,649 | £3,131 | £3,613 | £4,336 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (61% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Cusworth Centre, north of Cusworth Lane, not permissioned (270 m)
- South of Watch House Lane, Scawthorpe, not permissioned (530 m)
- Units 1 To 2 Queens Court, Rowan Garth, Bentley, not permissioned (710 m)
- Units 1 To 2 Queens Court, Rowan Garth, Bentley, Doncaster, DN5 9QB, permissioned (720 m)
- Garages 130 - 147, Broachgate, Scawthorpe, Doncaster, DN5 9HA, not permissioned (820 m)
- Land Adjacent To 20 Thellusson Avenue, Scawsby, Doncaster, DN5 8QN, permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 10 addresses are between 8 m and 12 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bentley (South Yorkshire) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Doncaster 4.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Adwick 176,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Barnsley Road/York Road Scawsby | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Greyfriars Road/X1 Doncaster Town Centre | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | Danum Retail Park Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 49.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Scawsby Health Centre Practice | 140 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Holden's Chemists Scawsby | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 450 m |
| Hospital | Cheswold Park Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Doncaster Police Station | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Londis, Breydon Avenue Cashzone | 540 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,760 m² | 570 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,210 m² | 220 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 180 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval settlement 170m north east of Cusworth Hall, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km south-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval settlement 170m north east of Cusworth Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-west |
| Cusworth Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south-west |
| Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Langthwaite, Adwick le Street | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Cusworth Motte Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-west |
| The Dell, Doncaster | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Fish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south |
| Middle Fish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Basin Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Bare Hill | Hill | 1.7 km west |
| Plaster Pits Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| Pegdale | Valley | 4.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 10 |
10 of the postcode's 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.